Category: Commemorative Naming

The City of Ottawa’s Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultation on four separate naming proposals including two proposals in Stittsville. The proposals are:

A proposal to name a future park located within the Porter Place development the “William Bradley Park”

A proposal to name a future park located within the Potter’s Key Subdivision the “Allan Frederick Moore Park”

A proposal to name a portion of the Richardson Ridge Recreational Trail system in the “Lyndall Winters Trail”

A proposal to name a room within the John G. Mlacak Centre the “Susan Ruth Finch Meeting Room”

William BradleyPark (Ward 6 – Stittsville)

In recognition of the historical significance and extensive community service record of Mr. William Bradley to the Community of Stittsville, a proposal to name a future park in Ward 6 in his honour has been submitted to the City of Ottawa’s Commemorative Naming Committee.

William Bradley left the Canadian Air Force in 1943 to run his late father’s business, a local Stittsville general store which led him to a career in the Stittsville retail food industry for 46 years. Mr. Bradley was actively involved in his community by way of various volunteer initiatives including the community’s volunteer fire department.

Allan Frederick Moore Park (Ward 6 – Stittsville)

In recognition of Allan Frederick Moore’s historical significance to the community, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a future park, located at 611 Hazeldean Road within the Potter’s Key Subdivision, “Allan Frederick Moore Park”.

Allan Frederick Moore was born and raised in Ottawa, served in the Navy in World War 1 and worked as a lawyer in Ottawa from the 1930’s until his passing in 1969. As a member of the Queen’s Council, Mr. Moore was involved in many major real estate transactions in Ottawa throughout his career.

Lyndall Winters Trail (Ward 4 – Kanata North)

In recognition of Lyndall Winter’s excellence, courage and exceptional service to the citizens of Ottawa as well as his extensive community service record, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a portion of the Richardson Ridge Recreational Trail system in Kanata North the “Lyndall Winters Trail”.

Lyndall Winters made significant contributions to the City of Ottawa and his country by way of his illustrious and lengthy career with the RCMP. Throughout his retirement, Mr. Winters redirected his focus to the advocacy of the preservation of the environment through various volunteer initiatives within his community.

Susan Ruth Finch Meeting Room (Ward 4 – Kanata North)

In recognition of Susan Ruth Finch’s extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a room within the John G. Mlacak Centre, located at 2500 Campeau Drive, the “Susan Ruth Finch Meeting Room”.

As long time resident of Kanata North, Ms. Finch developed strong ties to her community while teaching ceramics classes at the John G. Mlacak Centre, helping residents explore their creativity.

Each application will be undergoing a 30 day consultation period and pending committee approval, will then be presented to the CPSC and City Council for final approval.

I am always pleased to see more commemorative naming proposals submitted for Stittsville residents and I highly encourage all residents to take a moment to their their comments and thoughts before the deadline of July 18th, 2017.

Please visit email your comments to namingottawa@ottawa.ca. For more information on these and other commemorative naming processes, please visit ottawa.ca.

At this week’s City Council meeting, Council approved both commemorative naming proposals for future parks in Stittsville’s Abbottsville Development to be named in honour of Susanna Kemp and Lee Boltwood. The concept plan for the first of these park developments was also released this week. You can read more about that in the next article.

Additionally, I am happy to report that another commemorative naming for the Grace Thompson Meeting Room at the Stittsville Library was passed at this week’s Library Board Meeting.

Honouring outstanding residents in our community is something I feel quite passionately about. I would like to thank the families of these individuals for their role in this process and I look forward to when each named facility is open to our community.

Council also approved the sponsorship naming rights proposal for the Goulbourn Recreational Complex to be renamed Cardel Rec – Goulbourn.

This is similar to what has happened at other City recreation facilities such as the Minto Recreation Complex in Barrhaven or the Richcraft Recreation Complex in Kanata. In order to ensure that our area’s rich historical background remain intact, I did negotiate with City Staff and Cardel Homes to ensure that the name Goulbourn remain a part of the facility’s name.

Cardel Homes will pay the City $600,000 (plus HST) over 15 years to acquire the naming rights. The offer will provide the City with $40,000 (plus HST) annually which will be applied against the Council approved target for sponsorship revenues. The arena, pool, meeting rooms, outdoor fields and other components of the complex will not be affected.

Changes will occur as soon as Cardel is prepared to initiate the launch. I will supply more information on this in my weekly newsletter as it is received.

Also at Community and Protective Services Committee this week, a report recommendation was approved that will be moving to Council next week to sell the naming rights of the Goulbourn Recreation Complex (GRC) to Cardel Homes.

Similar to what has happened at other City recreation facilities such as the Minto Recreation Complex in Barrhaven or the Richcraft Recreation Complex in Kanata, the GRC, located at 1500 Shea Rd would be renamed the “Cardel Rec – Goulbourn”. Unlike other facilities, I negotiated with City Staff and Cardel Home to ensure that the name Goulbourn remain intact to honour our area’s rich historical background.

Cardel Homes has proposed to pay the City $600,000 (plus HST) over 15 years to acquire the naming rights. The offer will provide the City with $40,000 (plus HST) annually which will be applied against the Council approved target for sponsorship revenues. The arena, pool, meeting rooms, outdoor fields and other components of the complex are not affected by the naming proposal. As such, the names of the Matt Bradley Arena and the Erica Wiebe Gymnasium will remain the same.

While I would like to see the name of the GRC remain as it stands, this additional revenue will greatly benefit the City moving forward. I do encourage residents to review the report in its entirety here and to email comments to me prior to next week’s Council meeting at Shad.Qadri@ottawa.ca

The Committee also approved two commemorative naming proposals to recognize Stittsville residents by naming future parks located in the Abbotsville Development in their honour. If City Council concurs, one future park will be named “Lee Boltwood Park” in recognition of extensive community service, and another will be named “Susanna Kemp Park” for historical significance to the community.

Lee Boltwood Park and Susanna Kemp Park to be located at future parks in the Abbottsville Development, and

The Grace Thompson Meeting Room at the Stittsville Library.

Each application is undergoing a 30 day consultation period and pending committee approval, will then be presented to the Community and Protective Services Committee and City Council for final approval with the exception of the Grace Thompson Meeting Room which will be presented to the Ottawa Public Library Board meeting for final approval following consultation period.

Comments will be accepted online and must be received no later than March 8th, 2017. To submit your comments and to review biographies of the individuals being commemorated, please visit the City of Ottawa website here.

This week, City Council approved two commemorative naming proposals for Stittsville, recognizing two Stittsville residents for outstanding community service.

I am happy to announce that the Bell Memorial Park at 1751 Stittsville Main Street will be renamed “W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park,” and a future park at 5970 Fernbank Road will be named “Silas Bradley Park.”

This is great news for our community in celebrating our rich history. It is my hopes that both of these parks will inspire others to continue being outstanding members of our community from youth onward for many generations to come.

For more information on these two residents and their contributions to our community, please click here.

Please also do not forget to provide comments for four other commemorative naming proposals within our ward. These proposals are:

Lee Boltwood Park and Susanna Kemp Park to be located at future parks in the Abbottsville Development, and

The Grace Thompson Meeting Room at the Stittsville Library.

Each application is undergoing a 30 day consultation period and pending committee approval, will then be presented to the Community and Protective Services Committee and City Council for final approval with the exception of the Grace Thompson Meeting Room which will be presented to the Ottawa Public Library Board meeting for final approval following consultation period. Comments are accepted online and must be received no later than March 8th, 2017. To submit your comments and to review biographies of the individuals being commemorated, please visit the City of Ottawa website here.

I am happy to announce that the 60 day comment period has ended and the renaming of Bell Memorial Park to the W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park will now be presented to the City’s Community and Protective Services Committee (CPSC) for approval. After which time, it will be submitted to City Council for final approval.

The CNC also approved consideration for the commemorative naming applications: Mary Durling Park (formerly Cypress Gardens Park) located at 33 Elm (Brae) Crescent, Lee Boltwood Park and Susanna Kemp Park to be located at future parks in the Abbottsville Development, and the Grace Thompson Meeting Room at the Stittsville Library.

Each application will be undergoing a 30 day consultation period and pending committee approval, will then be presented to the CPSC and City Council for final approval with the exception of the Grace Thompson Meeting Room which will be presented to the Ottawa Public Library Board meeting for final approval following consultation period.

I am particularly thrilled about this set of commemorative naming proposals as many of them were submitted by residents of the Stittsville community during submission process of the Stittsville Street Renaming Project. As such, I encourage all residents to share their thoughts.

Comments will be accepted online and must be received no later than March 8th, 2017. To submit your comments and to review biographies of the individuals being commemorated, please visit the City of Ottawa website here.

I would like to take a moment to remind residents to share their comments regarding commemorative naming proposals for Stittsville.

The Commemorative Naming Committee approved consideration for Silas Bradley Park (5970 Fernbank) and the W.J. Bell Rotary peace Park and these applications have moved forward into the consultation period. Comments will be accepted online and must be received no later than December 22.

Interested residents can share their thoughts on these proposals by clicking here. Information is listed below:

Silas Bradley Park – (Ward 6 – Stittsville)

In recognition of Silas Bradley’s extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a future park at 5970 Fernbank Road, Silas Bradley Park.

Silas Bradley, retired dairy farmer, and long-time resident of Stittsville, was deeply involved with his community and served it in many capacities.

Well-known as a strong community leader, Silas took on many leadership roles and is renowned for his work as an elected officer for the Hazeldean Loyal Orange Lodge No. 246., Chairman of the South Carleton School Board, Master of the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge, elected Warden of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Justice of the Peace for Carleton County, and as a charter member of the Stittsville District Lion’s Club.

Silas’ most notable contributions to his community may be his eight years of service as the village’s first Reeve upon its incorporation in 1961 and for his role as the founding father of Bradley’s insurance, which is now a fourth generation business that employs 36 staff.

W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park – (Ward 6 – Stittsville)

In recognition of the extensive community service of W.J. Bell, the City of Ottawa has been asked to re-name Bell Memorial Park at 1751 Stittsville Main St. “W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park”.

A summary of the proposal, submitted by Grace Bell and the Ottawa Stittsville Rotary Club, is provided below:

W.J. Bell donated the park land with the aim that it be enjoyed for generations to come. While not a Rotarian himself, Bell’s next of kin, Grace Bell, is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville. Bell’s family and the Stittsville Rotary Club brought forward the name change in order to reflect the objectives of encouraging and fostering peace.

In October 2015, the Rotary Club of Ottawa – Stittsville opened a Peace Park within Bell Memorial Park. The Peace Park features a labyrinth, which is designed to foster peaceful contemplation and meditation in a natural environment.

The proposed name “W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park” reflects the aims of the Peace Park housed within while continuing to commemorate W. J. Bell himself.

I am happy to announce that both Joe Lewis Park (6111 and 6141 Hazeldean) and Albert Argue Black Park (735 Rosehill) have officially passed the application process and will both be integrated for future parks.

The Commemorative Naming Committee also approved consideration for Silas Bradley Park (5970 Fernbank) and this application will be moving forward into the consultation period. Comments will be accepted online and must be received no later than December 22.

I encourage residents interested to share their thoughts on this proposal as well as the ongoing proposal for W.J. Bell Rotary peace Park by clicking here. Information on the proposal is listed below:

Silas Bradley Park – (Ward 6 – Stittsville)

In recognition of Silas Bradley’s extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a future park at 5970 Fernbank Road, Silas Bradley Park.

Silas Bradley, retired dairy farmer, and long-time resident of Stittsville, was deeply involved with his community and served it in many capacities.

Well-known as a strong community leader, Silas took on many leadership roles and is renowned for his work as an elected officer for the Hazeldean Loyal Orange Lodge No. 246., Chairman of the South Carleton School Board, Master of the Hazeldean Masonic Lodge, elected Warden of St. Thomas Anglican Church, Justice of the Peace for Carleton County, and as a charter member of the Stittsville District Lion’s Club.

Silas’ most notable contributions to his community may be his eight years of service as the village’s first Reeve upon its incorporation in 1961 and for his role as the founding father of Bradley’s insurance, which is now a fourth generation business that employs 36 staff.

The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting online public consultations on eight naming proposals. I am happy to inform residents that of these, four are presently being considered for Stittsville.

These applications for Commemorative Naming have been submitted to the City and have been approved to undertake the consultation phase of the commemorative naming process. Some of these suggestions came forward during the street re-naming review in Stittsville and I have been working with the City to select locations for these commemorative naming.

The deadline for submitting comments online is December 18, 2016 and I would like to encourage all residents to share their thoughts on these proposals as these are all future parks which will hopefully entertain local families for many years to come. The proposals for our ward are as follows:

Joe Lewis Park

In recognition of his historical significance to the community of Stittsville, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a future park at Potter’s Key Subdivision, 6111 and 6141 Hazeldean Road, “Joe Lewis Park”.

Joe Lewis moved to Stittsville in 1906. He worked on various jobs in the area until the opportunity arose to rent a property and open his own grocery, flour and feed business on Main Street.

In 1911, Joe Lewis purchased another Main Street store where he sold a wide variety of goods from footwear and hats to shingles and coal. Joe’s customers came from all over Stittsville and Goulbourn Township. Joe’s other accomplishments in the community include installing the first hand-pumped gasoline service to Stittsville, and creating the first “taxi” service in the area by offering horse and buggy transportation for train passengers.

W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park

In recognition of the extensive community service of W.J. Bell, the City of Ottawa has been asked to re-name Bell Memorial Park at 1751 Stittsville Main Street “W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park”.

W.J. Bell donated the park land with the aim that it be enjoyed for generations to come. While not a Rotarian himself, Bell’s next of kin, Grace Bell, is a charter member of the Rotary Club of Ottawa-Stittsville. Bell’s family and the Stittsville Rotary Club brought forward the name change in order to reflect the objectives of encouraging and fostering peace.

The proposed name “W.J. Bell Rotary Peace Park” reflects the aims of the Peace Park housed within the park, while continuing to commemorate W. J. Bell himself.

Albert Argue Black Park

In recognition of his historical significance to the community of Stittsville, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a future park at 735 Rosehill Avenue, “Albert Argue Black Park”.

Albert Argue Black’s family has long ties to the community. The original Black family home on Huntmar Drive was settled in the early 1800s.

The first meeting of the Village of Stittsville was held in January 1961. Albert became a Councillor for the new village and continued in the position for several years until Reeve Silas C. Bradley retired. Albert was elected Reeve and held the position until Stittsville was amalgamated into Goulbourn Township in 1974.

Albert also served his community by holding positions on the boards of Carleton Place Hospital and Carleton Cathcart Apartments. Albert coached baseball and hockey in the community and was on the committee to build the first community centre in the village.

Ray McCaffrey Park

In recognition of Ray McCaffrey’s demonstrated excellence, courage and exceptional community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a future park at 170 Hickstead Way, within the new residential development at 1921 Stittsville Main Street, “Ray McCaffrey Park”.

A long-time resident of Stittsville, Ray McCaffrey was heavily involved in the growth and development of the town. Ray served the community as the Fire Chief from 1959 to 1967.Ray also volunteered extensively in the community and helped build the Johnny Laroux Arena (formerly known as Stittsville Arena).

To view these proposals online and to provide input, please visit ottawa.ca.

This Saturday July 16, I would like to invite all residents out to the Ottawa Champions baseball game against the Rockland Boulders joining Mayor Jim Watson, my Councillor colleagues, myself, and many other City staff in celebrating the commemorative naming of the Max Keeping Bridge, the pedestrian and cycling bridge that connects the Champions’ home stadium, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park, with the Via Rail station and the future Tremblay Station of the O-Train Confederation Line.

Max Keeping was a local broadcasting legend, long-time booster of baseball in our city and a tireless advocate for Ottawa’s most vulnerable. As a community leader, his efforts have helped raise more than $100 million for organizations such as the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Roger’s House, the United Way, the Boys and Girls Club, Operation Come Home and the Cancer Foundation. Max passed away on October 1, 2015 at the age of 73.

Members of Max’s family will participate in the ceremony which will begin at 6:45 p.m. and include the unveiling of a commemorative plaque and the first pitch.

In honour of Max’s efforts, the Ottawa Champions will donate $1 from every ticket sold for the July 16 game to CHEO. Tickets can be purchased online or at the park box office.

Be sure to dress for the weather and I look forward to seeing you there.